19TH CENTURY (=5 sets of twins!)
1803: Princess Therese (+1879) and Princess Anna (+1884; no issue) of Sardinia
Parents: King Viktor Emanuel I. of Sardinia and Archduchess Marie Therese of Austria-Modena (MTD)
1817: Archduchess Hermine (+1842) and Archduke Stephan (+1867) of Austria-Hungary
Parents: Archduke Josef of Austria-Hungary (MTD) and Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Comment: no issue!
1865: Duke Albrecht (+1939) and Duchess Marie Amalie (+1883) of Württemberg
Parents: Duke Philipp Alexander of Württemberg (MTD) and Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria (MTD)
Comments:
- Duke Philipp Alexander is the grandson of King Louis Philippe I. of France (Orleans) who had twinsisters!
- Great-great-grandchildren of Duke Albrecht are twins!
1870: Princess Henriette (+1948) and Princess Josephine (+1871) of Belgium
Parents: Count Philippe of Flandern (MTD) and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Comments:
- Count Philippe is the grandson of King Louis Philippe I. of France (Orleans) who had twinsisters!
- Princess Marie's mother Princess Josephine of Baden has paternal aunts who were twinsisters (One of them is Karoline of Bavaria who had two sets of twindaughters!)!
1891: Prince Friedrich Viktor and Prince Franz Josef of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Parents: Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Princess Maria Theresia of Bourbon-Sicily(MTD)
Comments: Prince Friedrich Viktor has twindaughters!
20TH CENTURY (= 37 sets of twins!)
1904: Leon Foulques and Filiberto de Bourbon
Parents: Princess Elvira de Bourbon (MTD) and her lover Filippo Folchi (illegitimate children!)
1921: Princess Maria Antonia and Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Parents: Prince Friedrich Viktor of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (MTD) and Princess Margarete of Saxony (MTD)
Comment: Prince Friedrich Viktor is a twin (see 1891)!
1922: Prince Gabriel (+1942) and Princess Michaele (or Margarethe?, +1922) of Thurn und Taxis
Parents: Prince Franz Joseph of Thurn und Taxis (MTD) and Infanta Isabel of Braganza (Portugal)
Comment: No issues! Their cousin Princess Clothilde got twins (see 1949)!
1927: Countess Gilonne and Countess Isabelle d'Harcourt (+1993)
Parents: Count Bruno d'Harcourt and Princess Isabelle of France (1900-1993, MTD)
Comment: Princess Isabelle of France has nephwes who are twins (see 1941)!
1930: Count Maximilian and Countess Eleonore of Meran
Parents: Count Philipp of Meran (MTD) and Maria Anna von und zu Eltz
1931: Princess Marie Gabriele and Princess Marie Charlotte of Bavaria
Parents: Duke Albrecht of Bavaria (MTD) and Marita von Dionys Draskovitch von Trakostjan
1935: Princess Anna and Princess Margarethe zu Salm-Salm
1941: Prince Michel and Prince Jacques of France
Parents: Count Henri of Paris (1908-1999, MTD) and Princess Isabel of Orleans-Braganza (*1911, MTD)
Comment: Count Henri has nieces who are twins (see 1927)!
1941: Count Michael and Count Pierre of Kageneck
Parents: ? (I have to look up!)
Comment: Descendants of Prince Alfons of Bavaria and Princess Louise of Alencon)
1949: Princess Dietmut and Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein
Parents: Prince Johann Moritz of Liechtenstein and Princess Clothilde of Thurn und Taxis (MTD)
Comment: Princess Clothilde had cousins who were twins (see 1922)!
1950: Prince Charles and Princess Catherine Napoleon
Parents: Prince Louis Napoleon (MTD) and Alix de Forresta
1950: Count Axel and Count Birger of Rosenborg
Parents: Count Flemming of Rosenborg (MTD) and Ruth Nielsen
Comment: Count Flemming's grandmother is Princess Marie of Orleans who's niece and nephew had twins (see 1927 and 1941)!
1954: Archduchess Monika and Archduchess Michaela of Habsburg
Parents: Otto von Habsburg (*1912, MTD) and Princess Regina of Sachsen-Meiningen (*1925)
Comment: Otto's younger brother Felix also has twins (see 1961)!
1955: Markus and Matthias von Orsini und Rosenberg
Parents: Prince Heinrich von Orsini und Rosenberg (MTD, Meran) and Countess Eleonore von Goess
1955: Maria del Pilar and Hildegarda Orlandis y Gragagnolo
Parents: Juan Orlandis y Habsburgo (MTD) and Hilda Gragagnolo y Daiqui Chevalier
Comment: They have a brother and a sister who are twins (see 1966)!
1957: Prince Jean and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg
Parents: Grand Duke Jean I. of Luxembourg (*1921, MTD) and Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium (*1927, MTD)
Comment: Nephew and niece are twins (see 2000!)
1958: Prince Dimitri and Prince Michael of Yugoslavia
Parents: Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (*1924) and Princess Maria-Pia of Italy (*1934, MTD)
Comments: Brother and sister are twins (see 1963)!
1959: Princess Maria Tereza and Princess Maria Gabriela of Orleans-Braganza (Brazil)
Parents: Prince Pedro-Henrique of Brazil (MTD) and Princess Marie of Bavaria (MTD)
Comments: Nieces are twins (see 1979 and 1984)!
1959: Paul-Bernhard and Marie Agnes von Kripp zu Prunberg und Krippach
Parents: Princess Magdalena of Stolberg-Stolberg (MTD) and Freiherr Martin von Kripp zu Prunberg und Krippach
(Descendants of Archduchess Hedwig of Austria)
1960: Duke Christoph and Duchess Isabelle of Württemberg
Parents: Duke Ludwig of Württemberg (MTD) and Freiin Adelheid von und zu Bodman
Comment: Great-great-grandfather was a twin (see 1865)!
1960: Matthias and Martina Keil
Parents: Johann Keil and Countess Charlotte of Meran (MTD)
1961: Archduke Istvan and Archduchess Viridis of Habsburg (*1961)
Parents: Archduke Felix of Habsburg (*1916, MTD) and Princess Anna Eugenie of Arenberg
Comment: First cousins are twins (see 1954)!
1963: Prince Serge and Princess Helene of Yugoslavia
Parents: Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (*1924) and Princess Maria-Pia of Italy (*1934, MTD)
Comment: Have twinbrothers (see 1958)!
1966: Joanna and Natalia Grusziewicz
Parents: ? (I have to look up!)
Comment: Descendants of Princess Marguerite d'Orleans (married Czartoryski)
1966: Jean and Christine Orlandis y Gragagnolo
Parents: Juan Orlandis y Habsburgo and Hilda Gragagnolo y Daiqui Chevalier
Comment: They have twinsisters (see 1955)!
1972: Princess Margarita and Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma
Parents: Duke Hugo Carlos of Parma (*1930, MTD) and Princess Irene of the Netherlands (*1939)
Comment: There are rumours that Princess Irene's sister Queen Beatrix I. of the Netherlands should had a twinbrother who died early!
1978: Don Ascanio and Donna Lavinia Massimo
Parents: Don Ferdinando Massimo (MTD) and Maresti Savona
(Descendants of Princess Maria Adelaida of Savoy-Genoa and Don Leone Massimo)
1979: Princess Maria Antonia and Princess Maria Francisca of Orleans-Braganza (Brazil)
Parents: Prince Eudo of Orleans-Braganza and Mercedes Neves de Rocha
Comment: Have aunts and cousins who are twins (see 1959 and 1984)!
1981: Count Friedrich-Rudolf and Countess Marie-Victoria von Brühl
Parents: Count Friedrich-Leopold von Brühl and Countess Johanna Eugenia of Meran (MTD)
Comment: Have a brother and a sister who are twins (see 1986)!
1982: Prince Philipp and Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
Parents: Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (*1945) and Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Braganza (Brazil, MTD)
1984: Princess Maria Tereza and Princess Maria Eleonora of Orleans-Braganza (Brazil)
Parents: Prince Francisco of Orleans-Braganza (MTD) and Claudia Godinho
Comment: Have aunts and cousins who are twins (see 1959 and 1979)
1986: Count Vincenz and Countess Philippa von Brühl
Parents: Count Friedrich-Leopold von Brühl and Countess Johanna Eugenia of Meran (MTD)
Comment: Have an older brother and sister who are twins (see 1981)!
1986: Victoria and Valerie von Einsiedel
Parents: Curt-Hildebrand von Einsiedel and Princess Amelie of Urach (MTD)
1988: Isabelle and Valerie Stier
Parents: Baron Hugues Stier and Princess Isabelle von Auersperg-Breuner (MTD)
1990: Countess Kira and Countess Katalin of Plettenberg
Parents: Count Hubertus of Plettenberg (MTD) and Verena Luithlen
1991: Alfred and Ladislaja Wolff (*17.12.1991)
Parents: Countess Ladislaja of Meran (MTD) and Lukas Wolff
1999: Count Johannes and Count Pius Segur-Eltz
Parents: Count Nikolaus Segur-Eltz (*1963) and Princess Hemma of Altenburg (*1969, MTD)
1999: Prince Umberto and Princess Sofia of Bulgaria (*20.11.1999)
Parents: Prince Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria (*1967, MTD) and Maria Garcia de la Rasilla (*1970)
21ST CENTURY
2000: Prince Leopold and Princess Charlotte of Nassau (*02.05.2000)
Parents: Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (*1963) and Sibilla Weiller (*1968)
2000: Inigo and Alejandra Hernandez y Moreno (*??.11.2000)
Parents: Alicia Moreno y de Borbon-dos Sicilias (*1965; MTD) and Jose Luis Hernandez y Eraso
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POSSIBLE TWIN PARENTS:
a.) Both possible father and mother have twins in their families:
- Archduke Paul Georg of Habsburg (*1964) and Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg (*1972) (he is brother of twins and her father is a twin!)
- Archduke Simeon of Habsburg (*1958) and Princess Maria Paloma of BOurbon-Sicily (*1967) ( he has two sets of twins as first cousins and she has uncles who are twins!)
- Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este (*1955) and Princess Astrid of Belgium (*1962) (he has 2 sets of twins as first cousins and she also has twins as frist cousins!)
- Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein (*1949) and Princess Marie Isabelle of France (*1959) (he is a twin and her uncle are twins!)
- Hereditary Count Erich of Waldburg-Zeil and Trauchburg and Duchess Mathilde of Württemberg (his mother is a twin and her uncles are twins!)
- Duke Philipp of Württemberg (*1964) and Duchess Marie Caroline in Bavaria (*1969) (his uncles are twins and her aunts are twins!)
Hereditary Count Alexander of Quadt and Isny and Martina Keil (his mother is a twin and Martina is a twin!)
b.) Only the possible father has twins in his family:
- Karl von Habsburg (*1961) and Baroness Francesca of Thyssen-Bornemisza (*1958) (he has twinsisters)
- Archduke Istvan of Austria (*1961) and Paola de Temesvary (he is a twin!)
- Archduke Ramon of Austria and Bettina Goetz (his brother is a twin)
- Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (*1962) and Nicole Neschitsch (his aunts and his grandfather are twins!)
- Prince Hugo of Liechtenstein and Arabella Ohlmeier (he has a brother and sister who are twins)
- Prince Jean of Luxembourg (*1957) and Helene Vestur (*1958) (he is a twin)
- Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (*1963) and Sibilla Weiller (*1968) again (they do have twins already!)
- Prince Eudes of Orleans (*1968) and Marie-Liesse de Rohan-Chabot (*1969) (his uncles are twins!)
- Prince Charles-Luis of Orleans and Ileana Manos (his father is a twin)
- Duke Friedrich of Württemberg (*1961) and Princess Marie zu Wied (*1973) (his uncles are twins)
c.) The possible mother is a twin:
- Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (*1957)
- Princess Maria Tereza of Orleans-Braganza (*1959)
- Archduchess Viridis of Austria (*1961)
- Princess Helene of Yugoslavia (*1963)
d.) Also possible:
- in Bavaria
- in Belgium (Philippe has cousins as twins and there were also twins in Belgium in 1870)
- in Bulgaria (Kardam, Kyril, Koubrad and Konstantin again!)
- in Habsburg (Carl Peter, Carl Philipp have cousins or brother as twins)
- in Leiningen (Karl and Hermann have a cousin who goz twins!)
- in Limburg-Stirum (Thierry, Louis, Bruno ahve uncles as twins)
- in Luxembourg (Robert)
- in Parma (Axel, Charles-Emanuel)
- in Portugal (Dome Duarte: he has cousins as twins!)
e.) Maybe:
- Greece (Alexandra has two sets of twins as second cousins)
- Liechtenstein (Sophie of Bavaria)
- Luxmenbourg (Charlotte)
- Habsburg (Walburga, Isabelle, Catharina, Constanza)
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Desiree von Ortenburg)
- Orleans (Clothilde, Lorraine, Cristina, Bianca, Mafalda)
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If you have any additional information or corrections please tell me!
Created May 12th 2000! Last updated March 7th 2001!
